*The DAR Genealogical Research System at http://www.dar.org/library/online_research.cfm<br>

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*[http://www.dar.org/library/online_research.cfm DAR Genealogical Research System (GRS)]: master search engine for databases and indexes created by the DAR -<br>

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*"Daughters of the American Revolution," ''Wikipedia'', [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daughters_of_the_American_Revolution http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daughters_of_the_American_Revolution].

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:#[http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search/?Tab_ID=1 Ancestor tab]: Database of proven patriots of the Revolutionary War.&nbsp; Not complete and constantly being added to as individuals are proven through DAR membership applications and supplementals. <br>

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:#[http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search/?Tab_ID=3 Member tab]: Used to find limited information on DAR members. &nbsp;<br>

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:#[http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search/?Tab_ID=5 Descendents tab]: Index of names found on lineage page of DAR&nbsp;applications and supplementals. Used to identify the best DAR application to order. Names still being added.<br>

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:#[http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search/?Tab_ID=6 GRC tab:] Index database for over 20,000 typescript volumes of the ''Genealogical Records Committee Reports'' containing mostly Bible and cemetery records from across the United States compiled by Chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution starting in 1913. Names are still being added. This index gives the title, series, volume, and page number to go to the original typescript. Copies can be ordered from the DAR.&nbsp; Some volumes have been microfilmed and are available at the Family History Library.<br>

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:#[http://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/resources/?Tab_ID=7 Resources tab:] Links to other resources including The DAR&nbsp;Library Analytical Card Index and The Revolutionary War Pension Index.&nbsp; More information will be added in the future.<br>

Visitors who are not members of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Sons of the American Revolution, the Sons of the Revolution, or the Children of the American Revolution pay a small entrance fee.&nbsp;The Library's rules are listed on the page [http://www.dar.org/library/beginners.cfm#info "Info for Beginners."]

Visitors who are not members of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Sons of the American Revolution, the Sons of the Revolution, or the Children of the American Revolution pay a small entrance fee.&nbsp;The Library's rules are listed on the page [http://www.dar.org/library/beginners.cfm#info "Info for Beginners."]

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=== Guide ===

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=== Guides ===

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*Eric G. Grundset, and Steven B. Rhodes, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56403199 American Genealogical Research at the DAR Washington, DC, 2nd ed.]'' (Washington, D.C.&nbsp;: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, 2004) [[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1246614&disp=American+genealogical+research+at+the+DA%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL Book 973 A37g]].

*[[Library of Congress]], Washington DC, Local History and Genealogy Reading Room is part of the world's largest library including 50,000 genealogies, 100,000 local histories, and collections of manuscripts, microfilms, maps, newspapers, photographs, and published material, strong in North American, British Isles, and German sources.

Descendents tab: Index of names found on lineage page of DAR applications and supplementals. Used to identify the best DAR application to order. Names still being added.

GRC tab: Index database for over 20,000 typescript volumes of the Genealogical Records Committee Reports containing mostly Bible and cemetery records from across the United States compiled by Chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution starting in 1913. Names are still being added. This index gives the title, series, volume, and page number to go to the original typescript. Copies can be ordered from the DAR. Some volumes have been microfilmed and are available at the Family History Library.

Resources tab: Links to other resources including The DAR Library Analytical Card Index and The Revolutionary War Pension Index. More information will be added in the future.

Collection Description

The DAR Library houses one of the largest genealogical collections in the United States. Its book collection includes more than 150,000 volumes concerning people and places throughout the nation. The collection focuses primarily on the generation of the American Revolution, but also includes substantial resources for studying people from the colonial period and the nineteenth century. "Through the efforts of local DAR members and chapters nationwide approximately 15,000 volumes of Genealogical Records Committee Reports have entered the Library and constitute a unique source for family histories, cemetery record transcriptions, and Bible records."[2]

Tips

Visitors who are not members of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Sons of the American Revolution, the Sons of the Revolution, or the Children of the American Revolution pay a small entrance fee. The Library's rules are listed on the page "Info for Beginners."

Christina K. Schaefer, The Center: A Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Capitol Area (Baltimore: Genealogical Publ., 1996), 65-73. (FHL Collection 975.3 A3sc). WorldCat entry. Describes procedures and resources in three DAR collections.

Alternate Repositories

If you cannot visit or find a record at the DAR Library, a similar record may be available at one of the following.

Library of Congress, Washington DC, Local History and Genealogy Reading Room is part of the world's largest library including 50,000 genealogies, 100,000 local histories, and collections of manuscripts, microfilms, maps, newspapers, photographs, and published material, strong in North American, British Isles, and German sources.